... effectively. No matter how difficult the task, it is in all our interests to at least strive for a future that avoids that outcome.
Signed
Des Browne
Former Defence Secretary (UK) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Former Foreign Minister, (Poland) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Igor S. Ivano
v Former Foreign Minister, President, Russian International Affairs Council, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Özdem Sanberk
Director of the International ...
On May 27, 2014 in Paris, Dr. Kortunov participated in the closed-door workshop “German, French Polish and Russian Opinions of Russia’s Foreign Policy” organized by the Committee on French-German Relations (
CEFRA
) and the French Institute for International Relations (
IFRI
).
Dr. Kortunov delivered a report on the political dimensions of energy cooperation between Russia and the EU, and later met IFRI Vice-President on Strategic Development Thomas Gomart on future cooperation...
... overlapping and deepening security, economic, political and cultural cooperation between all countries and institutions in the region.
Creating such a zone will not be easy but drawing on the work of an impressive coalition of think tanks from the UK, Poland, Russia, Turkey and elsewhere in Europe, the signatories of this paper believe not only that we should try but that it is possible to lay the foundations of such a zone in the next decade by pursuing a series of distinct but well-coordinated initiatives ...
... MGIMO-University Pro-Rector Artyom Malgin, a RIAC Member (Russian-Polish Group on Difficult Issues), took part in the Russian-Polish roundtable on transparency of military exercises, European security and advancement of relations between Russia and Poland. The participants also discussed the latest analytical papers on bilateral relations prepared through cooperation between independent expert groups of the two countries.
The event was held in Warsaw within the format of the meeting of the Joint ...
... was observed in 1998 when, after almost five years of stagnation, the four countries’ prime ministers met in Budapest and signed an agreement on the resumption of cooperation. It is indicative that this was preceded by the invitation to Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic to join NATO.
The third peak happened in the mid-2000s. It was related to the first steps of the group as EU members and was characterized by their desire to achieve equal rights with other EU member states and adjust their ...
... Information met Polish Ambassador to Moscow Wojciech Zajączkowski.
The participants discussed Russia-EU relations in the context of the forthcoming Eastern Partnership summit that will take place in Vilnius in late November, and current state of Russia-Poland relationship with the special focus on expanding bilateral cooperation between the civil society institutions, including the dialogue between independent experts and public leaders.
... government representatives, as well as the expert and academic communities of the two countries.
Most significant for such contacts seems regularity of discussions and feedback in relation to the suggested initiatives. To this end, on April 17 the Embassy of Poland plans to hold international conference “The Visegrad Group States and Russia – Vectors of Cooperation, Chances and Challenges” timed to Poland’s presidency in the Visegrad Group. In this context, the Russian-Polish relationship ...
... proposals for information and analytical support of the Russian-Polish dialog, including preparation and publication of a guide on Russian and Polish think tanks and experts reciprocally engaged in Polish and Russian studies, a collection of articles on Poland by Russian experts, and a research on Russian-Polish relations. The Advisory Board approved RIAC's initiatives pending on their subsequent refinement.
Slawomir Dembsky – The Director of the Center of Polish-Russian dialogue and reconciliation
Slawomir Dembsky – The Director of the Center of Polish-Russian dialogue and reconciliation.
Many experts in the West considered Poland as one of the most successful examples of post-communist transit. What is happening now? To which extent does Poland cope with current economic problems?
Yes, of course, Poland is a very interesting example of a successful transformation. And the ...
Will Russia and Poland be able to find a common language?
Poland used to be an essential element of the socialist camp during its existence. The relationships of the Polish political establishment with the Russian leadership were not always simple. Most tense they ...
